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This chapter examines the role of the local courts in the judicial system in England during the Tudor period. The most striking thing about the records of local courts during this period is the remarkable extent to which diverse jurisdictions had come to operate in much the same way in different parts of the country in terms of conformity with the norms represented by the central courts. This could be ascribed partly to direct control, since local courts were subject to the discipline of the King's Bench through writs of error, but it was probably more a consequence of increasing...

This chapter examines the role of the local courts in the judicial system in England during the Tudor period. The most striking thing about the records of local courts during this period is the remarkable extent to which diverse jurisdictions had come to operate in much the same way in different parts of the country in terms of conformity with the norms represented by the central courts. This could be ascribed partly to direct control, since local courts were subject to the discipline of the King's Bench through writs of error, but it was probably more a consequence of increasing professionalization.